6047

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 6047
• Author: Colorado River Wildlife Council.
• Title: Minutes, Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council.
• USFW Year: 1983.
• USFW - Doc Type: April 4-5, 1983.
• Copyright Material: NO

capacity in July. This represents an increase of approximately 400,000
• acre-feet from the previous year.
B. Runoff forecast as of March 1
1. 88 percent of normal - Colorado River above Cisco, Utah.
2. 94 percent of normal - Green River above Green River, Utah.
3. 110 percent of normal - San Juan River above Bluff, Utah.
C. Water Supply - March 1 Forecast
1. Lake Powell
a. Inflow forecast - April-July, 6.7 million acre-feet
(96 percent of normal). (Water year 1983 total is 11.4 million acre-feet)'
(109 percent).
b. Releases to Lower Basin during water year 1982 depends
upon water supply. If the forecast runoff is realized, then operations will
provide for a 9.7 million acre-feet release.
• c. Minimum releases and average releases will be increased
beginning April 9 for the boating season.
(1) Releases from April 10 through May are expected to
average about 10,000 ft3/s with a minimum of 3,000 ft3/s during night-
time hours. Releases in July and August will average 17,000 ft3/s.
d. Lake Powell now at 3,683 feet with a live storage content
of 22.4 million acre-feet.
2. Flaming Gorge Reservoir
a. Inflow forecast - April-July, 1.0 million acre-feet
(97 percent of normal). (Water year 1983 total is 1.7 million acre-feet.)
b. Releases for water year - 1.8 million acre-feet - daily
variations of 800 ft3/s to 4,300 ft3/s.
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